The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-11-25
COUNTY soAaD pRocEEDlNos.

II 40 KudIulhu VI CATdD ODEolllI6s lU
/ license to sell real estate in Blue Earti
county, to-wit: the undivided of lot Z
and of 33ft of l16ft OF lot s, in block
in Warmers addition to city Of Mankato
: was approved.
81 On motion, Commissioner G. II. Deii.
was appointed q committee to examine
Good Thunder bridge and to cause the
necessary repairs 20 be made.
On motion, the committee on poo
farm was directed to have storm win
dows put on poor house where neces
sary.
i On motion, the chairman was request.
ed TO make application to the city coun.
ell for water main to Fifth street so as
TO furnish water for court house and
Jail.
1 On motion, board adjourned to Nov.
is, 1887.
i Board met Nov. 10, 1887, at 900 a. m.
all the members being present.
Petition of Benjamine Paine to set off
the med, set, nw4, Sec. 5, 1923, from
district q to school district 123 was
| granted.
Petition of H. w. Nelson to set off the
mel, Sec. 80, and nw4, sw4, and swf nwI.
Sec. "a, and the sw4 of sci of Sec, %.
lO6-28, from school district 123 to school
district "a was granted.
| Petition of Joseph Klein to set off lots
and in Sec. "A, 1926, and IS 1870
acres Oh of east side of set of Sec. q,
1925, from school district As and 4S to
school district joint 100 was received and
notices were ordered posted, hearing
set sor Jan. 4th, 1888.
Petition of Lorin Cray and others for
new school district in town of Garden
City laid over on account of no notices
4 HAVING hnan nnofn1 IN cohnnl 80.
| los.
Petition of Owen Z. Richards and
| others for change of road i'm the town
OF Butternut Valley was not granted.
Petition OF Patrick Murphy and others
for change of road near Madison Lake
IN the town of jamestown was received
and Commissioners j. Diamond, H. X.
| Lee and G. III. Deitz were appointed
committee to view said road to meet at
the house of G. w. ALLYN on the oath
day of November, 1887.
Petition of G. C. Clopshaw and others
for bridge across the Cobb river in
road district No. 2, town of Medic. was
received and ordered placed on file.
Petition of John Hughes and others
for bridge across Perch creek in the
town OF Ceresco was received and or
dered placed ON file.
| OtAOiOh ia n. NIOOpCT duu
| for bridge over the Blue Earth river
at Lloyd's ford in the town of Rapidan
was received and ordered placed on
file. .u :.
On motion, Commissioner J. J. Jones
and the County Surveyor were appoint
ed committee to examine road near
crossing of railroad in south Bend town.
| site and report the cost of improving
the grade at next meeting in January,
On motion the board adjourned to
Nov. IL, 1887.
Board met Nov. II, 1887, at 9 O'Clock
a. m, all the members being present.
On motion, $50 was appropriated to be
| expended on road between sections
and D, in the town of Lincoln, under the
direction, under the direction of Com.
j. S. Jones.
On motion, $500 was appropriated for
building culvert at Wardlow ravine, to
be paid May LIST, 1888, to the town board
OF the town of Lime, provided that said
town build said culvert according to
plans furnished by the county surveyor,
and to the satisfaction of the board of
county commissioners.
On motion, the chairman authorized
to advertise for bids for abutments for a
bridge on Vernon and Garden City road,
near A. G. Awards, in the town of Yer
non, bids to be opened at January meet
| ing. .
On motion, the chairman was author
lied to advertise for bids for abutments
for bridge over the Maple river at
Whitney's ford in section 20, town of
Napoleon, bids to be opened at January
| meeting.
Tn motion, the chairman was author
| f1o6 70. oHx hsle e., -
blank books, blanks, and for printing for
the ensuing year, according to schedule
on file in the Auditors Office, bids to be
opened on Jan. 4th, 1888.
On motion, the chairman was author
| lied to advertise for bids for furnishing
| for use of county so cords of Maple wood,
go cords of Bass wood, and 40 cords of
Elm wood, ali green wood, to be dehv-
cred on county square, bids to be opened
Jan. 9Th, 1888.
On motion, the chairman was author
| lied to borrow from city banks sum
not to exceed 5000, if found necessary
to pay the needed expenses of the
county.
On motion, commissioner A. NJ. Han
nay was appointed a committee to cause
measurements to be taken and estimates
made of the cost of building bridges, one
/ al NdUtC Willis JuO IOWIl Oh 1yTH, ana
one at Lloyd's ford in the town of Rapi-
dan.
On motion, CONS Lee, Diamond and
Hannay were appointed committee to
have estimates made for bridge over Le-
Sueur river at poor farm road, near the
northwest corner of section Is, Decoria.
On motion, Com. Hannay was directed
to cause plan and estimates to be made
for culvert at ID. Trimmings, section
IL, town of Vernon.
On motion, Com. Diamond was direc-
ted to cause the drains around court
house to be opened so as prevent the
water from running under walls.
On motion, in accordance with chap
ter 100, general laws of 1887, the follow
i ing named persons were appointed to
attend to the burial of honorably dis
charged soldiers or sailors:
First Commissioner Districts. w.
Haigh.
Second Commissioner District. W.
Martin.
/ Third Commissioner District-w. E,
Williams.
| Fourth Commissioner District-E. t.
Champlin.
i Fifth Commissioner District-w. N,
Plymat.
i On motion, board adjourned to Jsnu.
airy Sd, 1883.
/ The following bills were allowed:
VIM N Plymat, Justices fees 7.sC
Il o II Austin, I" sc
G Klaus, sic